Senate Democrats rush to confirm Biden judges before Trump's presidency.

Reports indicate that Senate Democrats are expediting the confirmation of President Biden's judicial nominees before a potential Trump presidency, with some of the nominees previously facing criticism from Republicans.

The Senate has recently confirmed Jonathan E. Hawley as a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, while Democrats have confirmed 215 of Biden's judicial picks so far.

He was confirmed in a 50-46 vote.

Despite Biden's efforts, his confirmation numbers still lag behind Trump's 234 confirmations during his first term, including three to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have been vocal about prioritizing judicial confirmations during the lame-duck session, tweeting on Wednesday, "We will confirm every possible federal judge in the lame-duck session."

This week, the Senate confirmed April M. Perry as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois and advanced Embry Kidd's nomination process to serve as a circuit court judge for the 11th Circuit.

During hearings, some of Biden's nominees have faced criticism from Republicans.

A district judge in the Middle District of Florida gained notoriety this summer when it was discovered that he did not declare at least two child sex-related cases he presided over on his questionnaire, resulting in his rulings being overturned, as reported by the Washington Examiner.

In July, Anthony J. Brindisi, a former Democratic representative who serves on the New York State Court of Claims in Utica, New York, and was appointed by Biden, faced various lines of questioning that aimed to portray him as a jurist rather than a politician.

During the hearing, Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn questioned him, saying, "Are you a politician or a judge?"

"I'm a judge, senator," Brindisi responded.

Although Democrats are trying to speed up the confirmation of judicial appointments, there are concerns among Senate Democrats about Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin's ability to block Trump's judicial agenda once he becomes president in January, as reported by Axios.

Numerous Democrats mentioned Durbin's age as a significant factor, as he is 79 years old.

"As chair of the Judiciary Committee for the past four years, Sen. Durbin has led to 215, and counting, lifetime judges confirmed during the Biden administration. As a senior Democratic member of the committee during the first Trump administration, he served as a crucial voice pushing back against the unqualified Trump judicial nominees. Durbin's office told Planet Chronicle Digital in a statement that he has been an outstanding chair and stands ready to continue to lead his colleagues as ranking member in the 119th Congress."

John Thune, R-S.D., who will become the new Republican Senate leader after winning a secret ballot on Wednesday, will play a vital role in advancing Trump's judicial agenda in the Senate. In an op-ed published earlier this week, Thune stated that Senate Republicans will collaborate with the president-elect to confirm his nominees and pass "our shared agenda."

Thune wrote that as Congress returns to Washington, it is crucial to legislatively advance the Senate's agenda and expedite the confirmation of the president-elect's appointees.

Trump expressed his view on the matter through social media on Sunday, stating, "During this time, no judges should be approved by the Democrats as they attempt to rush their judges through while the Republicans are fighting over leadership. This is unacceptable. Thank you."

President Trump will appoint constitutionalist judges who interpret the law as written in his second term, as he did in his first term, according to Brian Hughes, Trump-Vance transition spokesperson, in a statement to Planet Chronicle Digital.